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The East Hampton Town Planning Board has objected to the Town Board leading the review of the new Senior Center project. Chairman Sam Kramer, pictured, and five of the other six board members voted in favor of the Planning Board seeking lead agency status for the project review. MICHAEL WRIGHT
The architects who designed the Senior Center project had hoped that preliminary clearing of the 7-acre site could get underway this winter, allowing the actual construction to get underway by late summer and a late 2025 or early 2026 completion date. But town officials said this week that the debate over the project's scope will not allow for approvals in time for the clearing to be done by the end of February. Trees may not be cut down between March 1 and November 1 to protect endangered long-eared bats, which will mean at least a 5 month delay for the overall project's schedule.
Michael Wright on Jan 31, 2024